successful lunch!

I make "power toast" for Noah. It's cubes of wheat bread coated with a "sauce" usually consisting of a blended meat, vegetable, and fruit. He loves the spongy bite sized flavorful pieces. I find it's a great way to get him to eat a balanced meal when each one of those items individually, he will not eat.

you can do it Noah!

kitty cat

15 3/4 months - Yesterday we were walking around the side of the house looking for a kitty cat that usually appears from our neighbors house. While Noah was walking, he was doing the sign for "cat" the whole time. It was another amazing moment for him and of course Mom to see how aware he is with a growing understanding of the world around him and a way to communicate. He such a smarty pants.

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evening at the lake

We went to the Iguana Grill to see a free family show featuring the band, "Greezy Wheels." It is a mexican food restaurant with a great view of Lake Travis and a grassy play area for the kids. Noah had a fun and shared his graham crackers with 2 of the other boys at break time. We could tell he wanted to take off running in the game of tag with the others; it won't be long!

weekends

On the weekends we like to do activities outside whether it be taking Noah on a run in the stroller or going to the park. He's ready to go in his workout clothes! Right now he is nodding his head to "yes" and shaking it for "no," and loves waving "hi" and "bye." He likes different flavors of foods, drinking water out of a cup (us helping of course), dancing to music, and talking up a storm, trying to say words we say. Nickname this week: cheerios monster. Favorite sign right now: milk.

how Noah spends the week days

We are so pleased with Noah's daycare, Stepping Stone School. He is building a network of friends and having so many experiences and a good schedule of learning, playing, mealtimes, cleaning up toy area, washing hands, signing, and nap times. He is smiling and happy when we bring him in the morning and pick him up in the afternoon. I've kept all of his art-work and class pictures and reports from the teachers on activities he participates in with fine motor-development, language, etc. The sharing of germs has been the hardest part for me, as is is hard to have a sick little one, but nothing can replace the growth he has had with a group of others in a positive setting.